These are the plays that won’t let go. They are there as I drift off to sleep, or, unbidden, come to me during the day. This happens more often now, as work here slows to a close. You probably have your list of best plays and performances. This is not that list. These seem to […]
DCTS Performance Guide for the 2020/2021 theatre season
While planning theatre in the time of Covid requires faith and flexibility on everyone’s part, we thought it valuable to show you the shows our companies hope to present. Some are virtual. Some will be in theatres once that becomes possible. This is a listing of performances. Not included are readings, panels and discussions. We’ll keep […]
Review: The Humans, streamed. Olney cast excels in closeup of Stephen Karam’s American family
Public health officials are recommending Zoom Thanksgiving festivities this year, but you can celebrate early with a boisterous and bittersweet sit-down with the Blake family, the proud and careworn family in Stephen Karam’s play The Humans. The Humans was in rehearsal at Olney Theatre Company when the Coronavirus upended the theater industry, among many others. […]
5 free must-watch events this weekend
The King and I Lincoln Center’s Tony Award winning production May 8, starting at 8pm EST through May 10 Free on Broadway HD NOTE: Due to high traffic volume this weekend, Broadway HD recommends browsers Firefox and Safari Click here “This 2015 Broadway revival remains one of the most memorable productions of my lifetime. Why? […]
Olney Theatre’s running Zoom classes for kids and adults. Here’s how it’s going.
At Olney Theater Center, although all performances and the National Players tour are canceled, the artistic staff, education staff and the National Players have found a new way to stay engaged with the community — through eight hours of Zoom classes on Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All classes are free […]
Olney Theatre Center’s ambitious 2020-2021 season
Olney Theatre Center (OTC) will present a robust 83rd season, making space for 18 plays, concerts and presentations, even as renovations continue to the intimate Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. “At times of crisis, we turn to storytellers for inspiration, comfort, and courage,” said Jason Loewith, now in his eighth season as OTC’s Artistic Director. “And nothing […]
What’s next for DC area theatres in the radically changed environment? Olney panel and programs
Like many area companies, while performances are closed due to the pandemic, Olney Theatre Center (OTC) has developed programs to deepen their connection with audiences through online platforms. On Saturday, April 4 starting at 5pm, OTC Artistic Director Jason Loewith will explore the impact of the pandemic on local theatres with a panel featuring Raymond […]
Review: The Amateurs, a survival comedy of the 14th century plague
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread COVID-19 across the globe, large scale gatherings across the world face postponement or outright cancellation. But this is hardly the first time, The Amateurs reminds us, that humankind has been thrown into a worldwide emergency. Playwright Jordan Harrison draws a line between the Black Death of the 14th […]
Review: Miss You Like Hell at Olney Theatre Center.
Olney Theatre Center’s production of Miss You Like Hell explores issues of immigration policies, parental abandonment and the power of Latinx women. Lisa Portes makes her Olney Theatre directing debut with the musical’s second recent production in our area (the first was at Baltimore Center Stage last fall.) Portes gives us a powerful production that […]
7 upcoming plays which are about to tell us where we lost our humanity and where we can find it again.
Tim Treanor was asked to recommend 7 plays for the lecture DC Theatre Season 2020 held January 14 in the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center. Since we’ve had several requests for his remarks, we publish it here, along with our thanks to the other critics Chris Klimek (Washington City Paper),Nicole Hertvik (DC Metro Theater Arts) […]
Review: Paul Morella in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
Gifted actor and storyteller Paul Morella has once again donned the coattails and top hat of Charles Dickens to usher us into the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center. The lobby is decorated to the hilt with holiday lights, trestles of garland winding along banisters and colorful displays of holiday cheer. Morella is right […]
Review: Olney’s Singin’ in the Rain sings and taps up a storm
A Hollywood classic gets the royal treatment resulting in a heaping helping of theatrical magic courtesy of Olney Theatre Center’s staging of Singin’ in the Rain. As Hollywood ballyhoo might have trumpeted back in the day: Olney’s Singin’ in the Rain sings up a storm and rumbles the stage with a torrent of tap-dancing. Boasting […]
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